Bryant seemed to be in a better place emotionally less than a week after he tore his achilles tendon. Just last week, Bryant was having thoughts about ending his basketball career in the face of injury.

"This is such BS! All the training and sacrifice just flew out the window with one step that I've done millions of times," Bryant wrote on his Facebook page last week. "The frustration is unbearable. The anger is rage. Why the hell did this happen?!?"